1960s
Flower People
Imagine the courage of that Rev, to actually speak with "members of the cult." He should have gone undercover, with a "hippy wig" makeover, as in the second video.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 13, 2015 -
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Category: Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
Climate Change Coke
As our poor abused planet whipsaws between extreme cold and extreme heat on a minute-to-minute schedule, only Coke can help soothe our pain. The "melting glacier" allegory at the end is effective, albeit unsubtle.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 09, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Nature, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1960s
The Continental-2 Stereo Round Jukebox
One sold for $2800.00 recently on eBay.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 04, 2015 -
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Category: Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, 1960s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Follies of the Madmen #258
Ideally, shouldn't those four women playing "1-2-3 Redlight!" be dressed as Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall?
And shouldn't a fabric named "Glo-Weave" have some shine-in-the-dark properties?
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 31, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, 1960s
Sunbathing Bubble
This looks like it would roast you to a nice golden brown.
Source: Newsweek - Sep 16, 1963.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Aug 28, 2015 -
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Category: Products, 1960s
Brains and Bust Size — one medical opinion
Back in 1964, Dr. Erwin O. Strassmann of Houston kicked up a controversy by suggesting there was a correlation in women between bust size and I.Q. And he managed to get his opinion published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Kingsport Times-News - Aug 30, 1964
Curious to see exactly what he said, I tracked down his article. Turns out he was an enthusiastic follower of the now-discredited theory of "constitutional psychology." This was an effort to establish a link between body type and personality traits. Critics have dismissed it as an extended exercise in dressing up cultural stereotypes (such as, if you're overweight, you're lazy) in scientific language. For devotees of weird science, the entire field is a goldmine of strangeness.
Here's the relevant section of Strassmann's 1964 article:
Strassmann, E.O. (1964). "Physique, Temperament, and Intelligence in Infertile Women." International Journal of Fertility. 9:297-314.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 27, 2015 -
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Category: Body, Brain, Science, Psychology, 1960s
The Animation of Joop Geesink
We marvel at films like Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, or Wallace and Gromit, in which, during a given scene, one or two puppets might be in motion. I can't fathom the amount of work that Joop Geesink went through to create his films.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 27, 2015 -
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Category: Stop-motion Animation, 1950s, 1960s, Europe
Giant Hand From Sky Terrifies Motorists
Another entry in our occasional series of ads featuring giant people.
source: Newsweek - Aug 26, 1963
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 20, 2015 -
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Category: Giant People in Ads, 1960s
Humane Bullfighting
A member of Club Taurino practicing humane bullfighting without bulls in a park near Woldingham, Surrey. 1963. One member played the bull while the others improved their cape work.
Image source: Newsweek - Sep 2, 1963
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 17, 2015 -
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Category: Sports, 1960s
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